Tasmania's Kickstart team just miss out on a grand final spot at the Female Diversity Championships

Tasmania’s Kickstart side have narrowly missed out a place in the grand final of the Kickstart Championships at the Female Diversity Championships at Byron Bay.

Tasmania's Kickstart team. Picture: AFL Photos, Jason O’Brien

The Tasmanians fell to Queensland 2.4 (16) to 1.2 (8) to miss out on a place in the decider, after earlier ending Western Australia’s two-year unbeaten run with a 4.1 (25) to 2.2 (14) win.

The Kickstart side finished with a 3-2-1 record, two points off the top two.

The All Nations side lost to Queensland by one point 2.8 (20) to 3.1 (19), before suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Western Australia, 8.6 (54) to 1.1 (7). The All Nations team finished in sixth place with a 1-5 record.

Tasmania's All Nations team. Picture: AFL Photos, Jason O’Brien

The All Nations squad featured Ulverstone pair Chloe Menzies and Mya Slatter and Burnie’s Ella Young and Anna Hamilton, while the Kickstart side featured Latrobe’s Piper and Arabella Catlin and Lily Blackaby, Burnie’s Kaytlyn Johnson and Lilly Badcock, and Ulverstone’s Aspen Auton.